Overview

• Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for 50 minutes in Kuala Lumpur to exchange new ideas for ending the Ukraine war without securing a ceasefire deal.
• A week after a Pentagon-ordered halt surprised the White House, the U.S. resumed defensive weapons deliveries to Ukraine.
• Trump’s administration plans to implement tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% on six ASEAN members starting August 1.
• Ukrainian authorities said around 400 drones and 18 missiles struck Kyiv, killing two people and injuring 16 in the heaviest overnight attack on the capital.
• European Union officials are moving toward creating a €100 billion recovery fund in their next seven-year budget to support Ukraine’s rebuilding.